Improved wine and cider-press



iittrd j gratta `JACOB soHoLER, or

BURLINGTON, lIOWA` Latas Pawn: No. 90,053, zaad `May 11, 1869.

mrrgovsn WINE Anneloes-1512255.

vThe Schedule referred `to in these Letters Patent and makingvpart ofthe same. l

To all 'whom 'it mq/yfcoucern; i

`Be it known thatl I, JACOB SOEQLER, of Burlington, in ,thecountyoffDe's Moines, and State-of Iowa,

have invented a new'anddnproved-Wine andfGider `Mill and Press; and I dohereby declare that thefol.- `lowing is a full, clear,and `exactdescription of th`eA i construction and operation of the"same, referenceo being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of lthisspecication, in which my invention is represented by a side View.

The object of they invention is to construct a mill and press for thepurpose of manufacturing cider, wine, &c., having its parts so arrangedand adapted to operatetogether, asto render it much more effective,convenicnt,'and economicalpfgtime and `labor tha any heretoforebrought'` into public4 use. o y

`In the drawings- A g A A are the-transverse sleepers;

` i B B, `the longitudinal stringers; and v Q G', the verticalposts ofthe frame, the whole covered bya roof, D, and properly supported bybraces `E E, whenever they may be needed. l

Fis the press-lever, pivotedat one end, between Vtwo posts, O" C', itsother end extending between the ,other two posts, C C, for the purposeof receiving the i g power.

The latter is applied by means of aframe, G, one

Y end of which rests upon the ground, asseen at g, the other end beingsuspendedfrom the end of the lever by a link, gf, and `being weighted atg2, as may be desired. o, j p c d c' are a set of holes, by which thefulcrum of l the lever may be adjusted higher or` lower; and

cc are a` corresponding setlof holes, by which a `similar adjustment maybe made, should the position i the platen J.

ofthe lever. be reversed, or bywhich a stop-,bolt can be insertedthrough the posts O 0which shall, at any point, heckthe downward actionof the power g2, and

, arrest the operation of the press. l.

` A bedpiece, H, is fastened upon the' stringers B B,

to hold the tub or cylinder LQ The latter is composed of verticalstaves, surrounded by metallic hoops, theends of which are bent outwardinto flanges, through which'extend connecting screwbolts.

By` tightening up the nuts on the bolts, the staves I can beforcedtogether and the cylinder rendered perfectly tight, when necessary.

It is also provided with two hooks or ears, e e, on opposite sides, soconstructed that a rail or'other pole can be inserted in them for thepurpose of lifting .the

o cylinder ofi' of its 'platform fi. v

usual channels, to permit the more ready escape of the juice. v i

Similar channels maybe made in the under side of Four or more of thestaves may projectslightly ,'lhe platen is supported by a standard, K,attached to the lever F by a loose strap, L, the weight of the platen,Sto., resting upon a roller, l, onthe upper 'side of the lever,whichfacilitates the moving of the platen with the cylinder. That thelever may not beworn by the roller, .the latter may have an iron track,k, for the roller to travel upon.

This completes the description of the press.

The mill is placed upon a table, M, supported by posts m m', andconstructed in the form of a slightlyinclined shallow spout, so that anyof the juice that may drop upon itl will run off into the cylinder I.

, When at work, the cylinder is to be moved up, so that the end of thetable will be over it. Or'the table may be made adjustable in position,and be moved up to thecylinder.

The mill consists of an oblong box, O, with open top, which can be setupon, and, if necessary, secured to the table M..

Across this box extend Vtwo corrugated rollers, theircorrugationsinterlocking, like cog-wheels, as they re volve. v

yThe shafts v o' ofthe rollers exted through the side of the box, andbearcog-pinionsn n', one large and one small, and each provided with acrankor wristl pin, either fixed or detachable, so lthat the power can o1 .ofthe roller of shaft t.

' There are some details of construction not shown in the drawings; forinstance, the boxes for the corru-y gated rollers are fastened to aniron rail, one of them being movable, for the purpose of adjusting thedistance between the rollers.

V The rollers are of cast-iron, one foot in diameter, hollow-withfourteen ridges or corrugations, each one inch wide, and one andone-fourth inch high.

In case the apples are very hardto grind, it is only necessary to placea piece of Wood on either side over l the rollers, so as to reduce the`number of apples on the mill at one time.

When necessary to raise the lever andremove the platen from the press, ajack-screw may be employed.

I provide a cross-beam, fr, for it to rest upon. v

When not in use about the press, the jack-screw I may/be employedelsewhere.

lpurpose speciiied.

ard`K, strap L, and roller l, when said parts are employed in connectionwith a lever, F, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The within-described arrangement of Weightframe G, link y, lever F,platen J, and cylinder-.1, constructed and operated in the manuel andfor the J AGOBv SCHOLER. Witnesses:

THEOD. GUELICH,

GEORGE Posen.

